Starving Artist

A full day of work and a 3 hour (eeek) hair appointment behind me, the only thing that I feel up to making for dinner tonight is a big bowl of granola with milk. Gourmet, huh? Since that leaves me with not much to blog about, I though I would post about the most incredible lunch I had yesterday, and the duo that was responsible for it.

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Nella Pasta is made up of the amazing team of Leigh and Rachel, who specialize in fresh handmade pasta. The word “nella” is Italian for “in the”, which refers to the girls’ dedication to creating their pastas with the most local and farm fresh produce that is available to them.

From their amazing specialty ravioli flavors (Nutella, butternut squash, and roasted red pepper to name a few), to their beautifully handcrafted linguine and capellini, you can tell how much detail and love goes into each individual piece of pasta.

I was lucky enough to try a portion of their pasta while at work yesterday. The dish I had for lunch was their rigatoni with maple glazed butternut squash and brown butter thyme sauce, topped with parmesan and toasted butternut squash seed.

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SO AMAZING! These girls really know what they’re doing. The pasta was so fresh, still al dente, and the butternut squash, olive oil and parmesean gave it the perfect amount of flavor and texture.

I met Leigh through my good friend Neha, and I’m so excited that her dream is becoming a reality! Please take a look at Nella’s website for information on the Hingham and Prudential farmers markets at which you can find them!

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Tags: Pasta

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